For $350, you and your guest will attend the best Derby Party outside of Louisville!

Included in the ticket price is one original work of art. Guests bet on horses, which determines the order in which the artwork is selected. Betting window opens at 4PM and closes at 6PM.Party goes until 8PM.

View Artworks Below

Don’t forget to wear your best hat! Prizes go to the best hats in 2 categories: Most Creative and High Fashion!

The Smack Mellon benefit will raise funds to support our programs, which include an Exhibition Program that features ambitious large-scale projects by emerging and under-recognized artists; an Artist Studio Program that provides artists with free studio space, access to fabrication and media equipment, and a $5,000 fellowship; and our free education program, Art Ready, that provides innovative art programming to disadvantaged NYC youth.